Cisco DNA Essentials On-Prem License for up to 250Mbps
Cisco DNA Essentials On-Prem provides essential network visibility and control for businesses up to 250Mbps, simplifying management and enhancing security.
- Network Visibility: Gain deep insights into network traffic and device behavior to proactively identify and resolve issues.
- Policy Enforcement: Automate the application of security and access policies across your wired and wireless network infrastructure.
- Device Management: Centralize the management of Cisco network devices, reducing complexity and operational overhead.
- Software Compliance: Ensure your network is running licensed and supported Cisco software, avoiding potential security risks and operational disruptions.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Cisco DNA Essentials On-Prem license provides essential network management and security capabilities for businesses operating their own IT infrastructure. It enables enhanced visibility, policy automation, and simplified device management for networks handling up to 250Mbps of traffic.
Ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market organizations, this subscription license integrates with your existing Cisco network hardware. It empowers teams to maintain compliance, improve network performance, and strengthen security posture without the complexity of enterprise-scale solutions.
- Enhanced Network Visibility: Understand network performance and user activity with detailed telemetry.
- Automated Policy Deployment: Streamline the enforcement of security and access controls across the network.
- Centralized Device Management: Simplify the configuration and monitoring of Cisco network devices.
- Software Subscription: Benefit from continuous updates and access to the latest features and security patches.
- On-Premises Control: Maintain full control over your network management software and data within your own environment.
This Cisco DNA Essentials license offers essential network control and visibility, perfect for SMB and mid-market teams seeking enterprise-grade features without the overhead.
What This Enables
Enable Network Visibility and Control
Enable teams to gain deep insights into network traffic and device status for proactive troubleshooting. Streamline the enforcement of security policies across wired and wireless access points.
businesses with on-premises network infrastructure, IT teams managing Cisco devices, organizations requiring network segmentation, companies needing to monitor network performance.
Automate Policy Enforcement
Automate the deployment and management of network access policies to ensure consistent security across all connected devices. Streamline compliance efforts by enforcing predefined security postures.
organizations with evolving security needs, businesses managing multiple network segments, teams seeking to reduce manual configuration errors, companies with regulatory compliance requirements.
Simplify Device Management
Streamline the onboarding, configuration, and monitoring of Cisco network devices from a single interface. Automate routine network maintenance tasks to free up IT resources.
businesses with growing device counts, IT departments managing distributed network locations, organizations looking to reduce operational complexity, teams aiming for greater network uptime.
Key Features
On-Premises Deployment
Maintain full control over your network management software and data within your own data center or server room.
Up to 250Mbps Throughput Management
Provides essential network management capabilities scaled for businesses with moderate network traffic demands.
Cisco DNA Essentials Features
Unlocks core capabilities for network visibility, policy automation, and simplified device management.
Subscription Billing
Allows for predictable operational expenses and access to continuous software updates and feature enhancements.
Centralized Management Interface
Reduces complexity by providing a single pane of glass for monitoring and managing your Cisco network devices.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust network security and compliance with strict regulations like PCI DSS and SOX, which Cisco DNA Essentials helps enforce through policy automation and visibility.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must adhere to HIPAA and other data privacy regulations, necessitating secure network access controls and detailed audit trails that this license can help provide.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments often have complex, distributed networks that benefit from centralized management and policy enforcement to ensure operational uptime and security for critical systems.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services companies handle sensitive client data and require strong security measures and network segmentation to maintain confidentiality and meet compliance standards.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco DNA Essentials?
Cisco DNA Essentials is a software suite that provides foundational network automation, visibility, and security features for Cisco networks. This on-premises license enables these capabilities for businesses operating their own IT infrastructure.
What does 'On-Prem' mean for this license?
On-premises means the software and its management platform are installed and run within your own IT environment, not in the cloud. This gives you direct control over your data and network management tools.
How is the 250Mbps limit applied?
The 250Mbps designation typically refers to the aggregate throughput capacity managed by the DNA Essentials controller or the network segments it oversees. It helps size the license appropriately for your network's scale.
Deployment & Support
Deployment Complexity
Medium — IT-assisted
Fulfillment
Digital Delivery
License keys / portal provisioning
Support Model
Zent Networks Managed
Renewal, add-license, and lifecycle management included
Subscription Terms
Cancellation
Cancel anytime — no charge on next cycle
You may cancel this subscription at any time. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period. You will not be charged for the following billing cycle. Access remains active through the end of the paid term.
Returns
Subscription licenses are non-refundable
Digital software licenses and SaaS subscriptions cannot be returned once activated or provisioned. Contact a Zent Networks account manager if you have questions before purchasing.